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LHS FCCLA – Heroes Happen Here!

Advisor: Shelly Kuntz

FCCLA Mission
To promote personal growth and leadership development through Family and Consumer Sciences education. Focusing on the multiple roles of family member, wage earner and community leader, members develop skills for life through:

  • Character Development -- Creative and Critical Thinking
  • Interpersonal Communication -- Practical Knowledge and Career Preparation
2008-2009 School Year
 
Meeting Dates and Times: 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month during lunch in room 207/209.

Planned Activities and Projects

  • Root Beer Floats/Sundae Sales
  • District Conference at CSU
  • Harvest Hoedown Dance
  • Pumpkin Carving Contest/Corn Maze
  • Candle Fundraiser
  • Hats for the Homeless
  • Birthday Bags or Bear Huns and Children Book Drive
  • Holiday bell ringing
  • Senior Resident Center: decorate, cards, games, etc.
  • Holiday Cooking and Crafts with Kids
  • Santa Cops
  • Global Concerns – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
  • Safe Teen Issue week
  • Ballroom Dance
  • Mini Golf
  • Taco Tuesdays for Teachers
  • Valentines for Assisted Living Residents
  • STAR Events and Academy Awards
  • State Conference (if qualified)
  • Leadership Workshops – Girls Morning Out Conference
  • Much More!
Membership
Open to males and females who have or will be taking a Family and Consumer Science class –ANYONE!
  • Attend chapter meetings
  • Attend District Conference
  • Attend State and national Leadership Conferences (if qualified)
  • Participate in STAR event programs and earn recognition
  • Member certificate
  • Earn a Letter/FCCLA pin (upon paid membership and completion of requirements)
  • Dues: $20, Chapter, District, State, and National (Must be paid prior to attend District and State events. Otherwise, payable until January 31st)

FCCLA Creed
We are Family, Career and Community Leaders of America. We face the future with warm courage and high hope.
For we have a clear consciousness of seeking old and precious values. For we are the builders of homes. Homes where for America’s future. Homes where living will be the expression of everything that is good and fair. Homes where truth and love and faith and security will be realities, not dreams.
We are family, Career and Community Leaders of America. We face the future with warm courage and high hope.

FCCLA Colors
Red and White; Red stands for strength, courage and determination. White stands for sincerity of purpose and integrity of action.

FCCLA Motto: Towards New Horizons

FCCLA Flower: Red rose, which symbolizes a desire for beauty in everyday living

FCCLA helps schools by:

  • Motivating and improving student attitudes towards the school and learning environment
  • Connects school with community
  • Integrate life skills into Family and Consumer Science by making school and life relevant
  • Supports school activities
FCCLA DISTRICT, STATE, AND NATIONAL EVENTS
  • VAIL Leadership Conference – September
  • District Leadership Conference at CSU – October
  • National Cluster Meeting in Jacksonville, Florida - November
  • State Leadership Conference – Denver – April 2009
  • National Leadership Meeting – Nashville, TN - Summer 2009
Why join FCCLA?
  • Develop personal leadership skills
  • Have fun through group experiences
  • Develop a wider circle of friends
  • Prepare for community and civic responsibilities
  • Experience the satisfaction of helping others (peers, children, elderly, community)
  • Identify student and community concerns, make decisions, and carry out activities
  • Work with children and the elderly
  • Improve home and family ties
  • Scholarship opportunities
  • Gain recognition for accomplishments and earn a letter
Leadership Opportunities
  • School Chapter Officer
  • District and State Officer
  • National Officer
FCCLA Purposes
  • To provide opportunities for self development and preparation for adult life.
  • To strengthen the fucntion of the family as a basic unit of society.
  • To encourage democracy through cooperative action in the home and cummunity.
  • To encourage individual and group involvement in helping achieve golbal cooperation and harmony.
  • To promote greater understanding between youth and adults.
  • To provide opportunities for making decisions and assuming responsibility.
  • To prepare for multiple roles of men and women in today's society.
  • To promote family and consumer science and related occupations.

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